When comparing Doom 3 BFG VR vs Edge of Nowhere, the Slant community recommends Edge of Nowhere for most people. In the question“What are the best Oculus Rift games?”Edge of Nowhere is ranked 23rd while Doom 3 BFG VR is ranked 43rd. The most important reason people chose Edge of Nowhere is:

The game takes place in isolated Antartica and features Lovecraftian horror, making for a game that will be scary and isolated, which works well with VR.

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Pros

Pro

Tense atmosphere

The game features many claustrophobic corridors, unnerving sound design, moody lighting and creepy enemies that seemingly appear from nowhere. Put together these elements create a lots of tension and a sense of unease.

Pro

Based on Lovecraftian horro

The game takes place in isolated Antartica and features Lovecraftian horror, making for a game that will be scary and isolated, which works well with VR.

Cons

Con

VR development was dropped by ZeniMax midway through

Due to disagreements between ZeniMax and Oculus, development of Doom 3 BFG VR was dropped. There are a few community attempts to finish VR support including one by an Oculus developer Samson and another by reddit user mscoder610.

Con

Some stages are really dark

While this does add to the element of surprise in a horror game, it can be tough to tell what is around you and where to go due to the game having very dark stages, which can be frustrating.